In 2019, I decided to make a change.
I was attending an off-site Executive Leadership Centre, in the beautiful location of Feldafing, Germany. There were 30 of us, all top Executives at one of the largest, most innovative companies on the planet. We were spending the week improving our performance, as future and current leaders of the company.
We had external experts come in and take us through guided workshops on Innovation, Decision making, Team building and public speaking. The company was investing thousands of euros in making sure that their next generation of leaders were prepared for life at the top.
What I realised after attending this workshop, which was the 4th or 5th I have done in the past 10 years, was that there is a vital piece missing from the equation.
Here we are in 2020, and my passion, my drive and my efforts based on that insight I had back in Feldafing have resulted in the creation of Percent-Σdge, a company whose mission is simple – to provide people with a measurable, percent-edge improvement in their health and wellbeing by combining Science, Nutrition and Mindfulness in a series of transformation programs that best suit their lifestyle.
1984 – 1989 British Airways, Systems Analyst
1989 – 1993 RCMS, Head of Customer Services
2006 – 2017 Airbus, Vice President, Head of Innovation
2008 – 2011 IBM Executive Customer Advisory Board
2009 – 2012 Cicso Executive Customer Advisory Board
2018 – 2020 Siemens, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Cyber Security Protection
2006 – 2010 Board Member, Joint Network Integration Body, with UK MoD
2009 – 2011 Visiting Professor, Aberystwyth University
2010 – 2019 Fellow, Royal Geographic Society
2012 – 2014 Founding Member, Scientific Advisory Council for Wales
2010 – 2014 Higher Education Funding Council for Wales Research & Innovation Committee
2013 – 2018 Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, Official Reviewer
2015 – 2019 Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Engineering, Judge
2019 – Present Skoltech University, Moscow, Advisory Board Member
1994 – 1996 United Nations, Geneva, Lead Consulatant
1996 – 1998 UK Cabinet Office, Chief Consultant
1997 – 2004 External Consultant, UK Security Services
2006 – 2011 Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
2008 – 2010 National Centre for University & Business Council Leadership Council
2015 – 2019 European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) Board
2014 – 2018 European Cyber Industry Leaders, Founding Member
1997 – 2004 CTO, Biblio@Tech, Internet Start-up
2004 – 2006 COO, Spider Networks, Internet Start-up
2018 – Present, Start-up mentor at Skoltech University
2020 – Present, Director, H2H Team Ltd
1995 – Part of a small team that designed, built and operated a community centre for the local area – Yeading. Registered Charity number 1047599
2000 – 2004 Parent Governor of Brookside Primary School
2017 – Present Synergy European Advisory Board
